The sequel to Cross of Iron with Richard Burton. I guess somebody couldn't accept a ficticious hero who was not only a skilled soldier but could also maintain an ant-war sentiment while fighting for survival on the side of the NAZIs. So the solution was to transfer him to the western front, then have him become a traitor, join the enemy and kill his best friend. Willi Heinrich must of rolled over in his grave when this came out.

I'll agree with Riverbravo in that Windtalkers was such a disappointment--director John Woo made a "Rambo on Saipan" that simply blew wind. However, my bottom choice is still 1965's Battle of the Bulge-- they picked locations in Spain to represent the Ardennes??

Sarge -> RE: What's Your worst war movie ever (5/10/2004 2:07:22 AM)

Well....... I will save my vote for the Battle of Britain staring Tom Cruise [8|]. Think its due out sometime in 05.

I have to say all Mel Gibson's War Movies. The reason being they are portrayed as Historically accurate, but in reality are just the opposite. The British never behaved like the SS in the Revolution, although to be fair there were massacres on both sides.

Pippin -> RE: What's Your worst war movie ever (5/10/2004 4:23:44 AM)

Well this would be a tuff one. I have to admit there are a LOT of bad war movies, so I tend to avoid them. One that got quite a few of us upset over here was U-571... Once again not only did they attempt to re-write history, they got it totaly wrong! I especialy take offense when I see them stating credits at the end that are totaly & factualy wrong. Further more, the dates and not to mention numerous other items were totaly in error.

BTW, can someone tell me WHAT ON EARTH is a German battleship doing out in the middle of the atlantic at that time? Sheesh! What another bitchslap to the Brits. Come on...

Won't be very many British, or German fans watching that movie again...

Sadest part is, kids who watch it are taking it as fact....

P.S.. I do have a confession to make, I have somewhat watched Rambo III more than once in my life. I won't attempt to make excuses for myself on that one.....But at least you're SUPPOSED to realize you're watching fiction!

Well....... I will save my vote for the Battle of Britain staring Tom Cruise [8|]. Think its due out sometime in 05.

*Gasp* What ???????????? Got any website details????????????

Sarge -> RE: What's Your worst war movie ever (5/10/2004 7:44:51 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Raverdave

*Gasp* What ???????????? Got any website details????????????

The movie will be about Cruise im sure. Not the real life of Billy Fiske who volunteered with a hand full of other American flyers for the battle of Britain. But yes as far as I know Hollyweird is-or was (not 100% sure) hard at work on this [8|]

Thanks for the update......yeah it would be great if you could find a web site.....the ONE thing that I liked about the movie Pearl Harbour was the air to air shots of BoB.

Makoto -> RE: What's Your worst war movie ever (5/10/2004 9:48:41 AM)

I'm not nominationg "A Bridge To Far" but I have a question about the movie. After the Irish Guards jump off we have the whole bombardment scene with the bomber planes. I'm wondering if those were accurate, they look like Hawk 75 A3 or A4s to me, were the Brits still using those in 1944?

I'm not nominationg "A Bridge To Far" but I have a question about the movie. After the Irish Guards jump off we have the whole bombardment scene with the bomber planes. I'm wondering if those were accurate, they look like Hawk 75 A3 or A4s to me, were the Brits still using those in 1944?

As far as I'm aware we never used them at all, although the French did in 1940. The P-40 would have been the first of the line in RAF service.

This was the era when the original planes were no longer available (Typhoons, probably), but they couldn't use computer trickery to fake them. I suspect, like the tanks in Patton and Battle of the Bulge, they were whatever they could find still in service somewhere (Spanish probably) that looked vaguely right. Maybe some airplane buff with the movie to hand can tell us what they were.

The sequel to Cross of Iron with Richard Burton. I guess somebody couldn't accept a ficticious hero who was not only a skilled soldier but could also maintain an ant-war sentiment while fighting for survival on the side of the NAZIs. So the solution was to transfer him to the western front, then have him become a traitor, join the enemy and kill his best friend. Willi Heinrich must of rolled over in his grave when this came out.

P.D: I'd like to see any time of my life, some of the war soviet movies made on the URSS during the Stalin rule... critics says that those films are polithically smelly, but also great blockbuster spectacles...

The movie seems to try to combine the style of independent film with the content of a war movie - which is probably why it seems to evoke "I loved it" or "I hated it" type of reaction and not much in between. I loved it. Of course, you're entitled to hate it.